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Just a quick question on a topic that's been flitting around my mind recently. I feel a bit stupid asking a question after 11 months of DE shaving, but console myself with the thought that we're always learning.:icon_rolleyes:
I tend to favour bowl-lathering creams; I seem to be able to get consistently good lather and enjoy the process. However, I usually wash my face with glycerine soap (leaving the suds on for a few minutes while I start lathering in the bowl), then rinse my face, finish making the lather and then using the hot flannel. My problem is that I get concerned about my lather collapsing in the bowl or drying out while I use the hot flannel (which I need to use for 2-3 minutes as I have coarse stubble). This causes me to feel rushed and I tend to cut those 2-3 minutes down to about a minute total, excluding re-wetting the flannel, which seems to be inadequate to fully soften the whiskers. My question is; in your experience, how long do thoroughly prepped whiskers stay soft? In other words, could I prep my face, make my lather, re-wet my face and apply the lather without the stubble hardening again?
Cheers.
I tend to favour bowl-lathering creams; I seem to be able to get consistently good lather and enjoy the process. However, I usually wash my face with glycerine soap (leaving the suds on for a few minutes while I start lathering in the bowl), then rinse my face, finish making the lather and then using the hot flannel. My problem is that I get concerned about my lather collapsing in the bowl or drying out while I use the hot flannel (which I need to use for 2-3 minutes as I have coarse stubble). This causes me to feel rushed and I tend to cut those 2-3 minutes down to about a minute total, excluding re-wetting the flannel, which seems to be inadequate to fully soften the whiskers. My question is; in your experience, how long do thoroughly prepped whiskers stay soft? In other words, could I prep my face, make my lather, re-wet my face and apply the lather without the stubble hardening again?
Cheers.